William Simms Cooper Jessup was the son of James and Dorcas Simms Jessup. Spent most of his life in Twiggs, Wilkinson, and Pulaski Counties of Georgia. W.S.C. Jessup was married three times and had the following children:Catherine, Joseph A., James William, Francis "Frank" M., Phillip Andrew, William Marshall, Mary Jane, Cordelia, Sebron, Sarah Frances, Mattie Talula, and Anna "Lorena".